sodium nitrite

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q339975
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sodium nitrite

Summary

sodium nitrite is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sodium nitrite's image is recorded as Sodium nitrite crystals.jpg[3].
  • sodium nitrite's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • sodium nitrite's chemical structure is recorded as Sodium nitrite.svg[5].
  • sodium nitrite's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 7632-00-0[6].
  • sodium nitrite's EC number is recorded as 231-555-9[7].
  • sodium nitrite's canonical SMILES is recorded as N(=O)[O-].[Na+][8].
  • sodium nitrite's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/HNO2.Na/c2-1-3;/h(H,2,3);/q;+1/p-1[9].
  • sodium nitrite's InChIKey is recorded as LPXPTNMVRIOKMN-UHFFFAOYSA-M[10].
  • sodium nitrite's ATC code is recorded as V03AB08[11].
  • sodium nitrite's chemical formula is recorded as NaNO₂[12].
  • sodium nitrite's subclass of is recorded as nitrite salt[13].
  • sodium nitrite's subclass of is recorded as sodium salt[14].
  • sodium nitrite's has use is recorded as food additive[15].
  • sodium nitrite's has use is recorded as medication[16].
  • sodium nitrite's has use is recorded as indicators and reagents[17].
  • sodium nitrite's has use is recorded as food preservative[18].
  • sodium nitrite's Commons category is recorded as Sodium nitrite[19].
  • sodium nitrite's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D012977[20].
  • sodium nitrite's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 37365[21].
  • sodium nitrite's has part is recorded as nitrogen[22].
  • sodium nitrite's has part is recorded as sodium[23].
  • sodium nitrite's has part is recorded as oxygen[24].
  • sodium nitrite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system[25].
  • sodium nitrite's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL93268[26].
  • sodium nitrite's E number is recorded as E250[27].

Why It Matters

sodium nitrite ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,068 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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